Sec. 1244. Report on military and security developments involving the People’s Republic of China

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Not later than January 31, 2022, and annually thereafter until January 31, 2026, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the heads of other Federal departments and agencies as appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report, in both classified and unclassified form, on military and security developments involving the People’s Republic of China. The report required by subsection

(a)shall address the following: The current and probable future course of military-technological development of the People’s Liberation Army and the tenets and probable development of Chinese security strategy and military strategy, and of military organizations and operational concepts, through the next 20 years. United States-China engagement and cooperation on security matters during the period covered by the report, including through United States-China military-to-military contacts, and the United States strategy for such engagement and cooperation in the future. The report required by subsection

(a)shall include analyses and forecasts of the following: The objectives, factors, and trends shaping Chinese security strategy and military strategy. Developments in China’s defense policy, military strategy, and the roles and missions of the People’s Liberation Army. The People’s Liberation Army’s role in the Chinese Communist Party, including the structure and leadership of the Central Military Commission. Developments in the People’s Liberation Army’s military doctrine, operational concepts, joint command and organizational structures, and significant military operations and deployments. Trends and developments in the People’s Liberation Army’s budget and resources and strategies and policies related to science and technology, defense industry reform, and China’s use of espionage and technology transfers. Developments and future course of the People’s Liberation Army’s theater and functional commands, including their roles and missions, structure, and the size, location, and capabilities of their strategic, land, sea, air, and other forces, and the strengths or weaknesses thereof. A detailed summary of the order of battle of the People’s Liberation Army, including— anti-access and area denial capabilities; ballistic and cruise missile inventories; cyberwarfare and electronic warfare capabilities; space and counter space programs and capabilities; nuclear program and capabilities; and command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance modernization program and capabilities. Developments relating to the China Coast Guard. Developments in the People’s Liberation Army’s overseas presence, including military basing, military logistics capabilities and infrastructure, access to foreign ports or military bases, and whether such presence could affect United States national security or defense interests. The relationship between Chinese overseas investment and Chinese security and military strategy objectives. A description of any significant sale or transfer of military hardware, expertise, and technology to or from the People’s Republic of China, including a forecast of possible future sales and transfers. Efforts, including by espionage and technology transfers through investment, by China to develop, acquire, or gain access to advanced technologies that would enhance military capabilities. The People’s Liberation Army’s internal security role and its affiliations with the People’s Armed Police and other Chinese law enforcement, intelligence, and paramilitary entities, including any activities supporting or implementing mass surveillance, mass detentions, forced labor, or other gross violations of human rights. A description of Chinese military-to-military relationships with other countries, including the Russian Federation. China’s strategy regarding Taiwan and the security situation in the Taiwan Strait. A description of China’s maritime strategy, its military and nonmilitary activities in the South China Sea and East China Sea, to include roles and activities of the People’s Liberation Army and China’s maritime law enforcement and paramilitary organizations. The current state of United States military-to-military contacts with the People’s Liberation Army, including a summary of such contacts during the period covered by the report, a description of such contacts for the 12-month period following the report, the Secretary’s assessment of the benefits of such contacts, and the Secretary’s certification whether or not any military-to-military exchange or contact was conducted during the period covered by the report in violation of section 1201(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 ( 10 U.S.C. 311 note). Other significant military and security developments involving China that the Secretary of Defense considers relevant to United States national security. In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.

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